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Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro

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1080 points antipaul | 3 comments | 12 Nov 20 00:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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bichiliad ◴[12 Nov 20 01:52 UTC] No.25065509[source]▶
I've been holding onto my late 2013 15" MacBook Pro for almost 7 years now and it's wild to see it get absolutely out-spec'd by the MacBook Air. It's been a long time, but I've always convinced myself that I'm not missing out on that big of a processor improvement. I do a lot of audio work with it, but even then it doesn't always feel like a slow experience.
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1. colmvp ◴[12 Nov 20 03:24 UTC] No.25066053[source]▶
That MacBook has to be one of the best computers Apple has ever created. Mine has lasted this long with non-stop daily usage for years and travel around different countries.
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2. jackschultz ◴[12 Nov 20 04:05 UTC] No.25066321[source]▶
Throwing in a comment in this thread to say same. Incredible how I've used mine for 7 years and it seems new still. Only issue is 8 gigs of ram makes things like docker or ides difficult, but I get hesitant to buy a replacement because of the year to year changes. I mean, why buy a new one if you have a machine that's been going strong for so long?
3. mxxx ◴[12 Nov 20 09:24 UTC] No.25068031[source]▶
Yeah I’ve had two new models since but my 2013 keeps on ticking. Never had any issues and still running just fine. Night and day compared to the piece of garbage 2017 model I got.